１枚の落ち葉が水面に浮かんでいた。

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１枚の落ち葉が水面に浮かんでいた。

English Translation

A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.

Furigana

１枚(まい)の落(お)ち葉(ば)が水面(すいめん)に浮(う)かんでいた。

Romanji

Ichi mai no ochiba ga suimen ni ukandeita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

枚 (まい)

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

落ち葉 (おちば、らくよう)

fallen leaves; leaf litter; deciduous

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

水面 (すいめん、みなも)

water's surface

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration